Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-12-22
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To-day, In the Criminal Court. Judge Mont
gomefy, the case OF Dora strowbridge, alias Dora
Cartwright, indicted for obtaining money from
ORA SowerA Haxen, and Crook by false pretenses,
was trted-A2istant District Attorney Iipscomb
for the Government and Messrs. I. c. Taylor and
W. h. II. Hart for defendant The accused woman
Is rather small, about twenty-five years old, and
appeared In court in deep mourning.
MI. Lipscomb opened the case by reading the
Indictment, which charges that on the 18th of
July the accused woman presented to Dr. Harri-
son Crook letter purporting TO be signed by Dr.
w. p. c. Hazen introducing her as the widow OF
DIR. Cartwright. OF New York, who left her with
four small children and without means; that she
had come here with her children TO see her
brother, but had found that he had left for Col
orado, and she desired to reach him, but with
out means; that Dr. Sewers and he had each con-
q when woed BE-
by means OF which letter she secured from him
the sum OF g. me district
that she was an adventuresA
The counsel for defense took issue on the last re-
comb withdrew Il and suDstitutsd the words :sSs
was guilty"
THE rEsrINosY.
Dr.. Crook testified that be recognized the pris-
oner; that she presented the letter, and he had
some conversation with her, In which she stated
that Dr.. Cartwright died OF consumption and he
was .. schoolmste Of Dr. Hazen; that she aiso
showed q paper with names aud amounts con-
tr6uted. ne added up the ngures
The defendant objected. ON the court expressing
doubt on the question the objection to the ofYer
was argued az some length. The court overruled
the objection and an exception was noted.
Witness Identified the list on q sheet OF paper
yesa DR. ~ e III aa5sas bhesa and ii was
On cr0ss-examination witness said she was cry
ing, and he believed her story and gave her his
would get the amount needed. IL was rreauent
thing for people TO come TO his door begging, but
ne DID not usually aid them without some evidence
s Is 70 Their wants and sometimes he Investigated
Question: Does the dollar measure the sympathy,
or MAD the signature the effect7
lions OF the latter TO enable her TO get the amount
necessary to carr, her home II WAS impossible
TO say what would have done If she had not pre-
scented the letter. Witness remembered that she
had the baby with her, and that also had Its
Dr. VIM p. c. Hazen testified that he never saw
the defendant till he saw her In the Police Court.
He did not write the letter puTpOrting to be signed
by him. Witness was requested to read IL, and,
stumbling through 1t with difficulty, Mr. Llpscomb
remarked: "YOu cannot read your own writing"
witness never signed any such papers as those
read.
Dr.. e. 7. Sewers testified that he saw the defend.
ant In June or July, when sne Came to his ofl1ce
and made a statement That she was the widow OF
Dr. Cartwright; had been referred to him by DIR.
Young. He never signed the paper. ON cross
examination witness said the woman had a child
with her.
ADMISSIONS OF TIE PRISONER TO DETECTIVE
WHEELER.
Detective Wheeler testified to the arrest. and
said the prisoner stated that she had come from q
house OF prostitution In Baltimore.
The prisoner rising.'I never"
been advised TO this course, and mad written the
notes. She took up the letters telling where she
had en- and how much money she received Sue
admitted that the letter purporting TO be written
by DR.. Hazen was written by her.
ON crOss-examination witness said that defend
ant had stated that she had been sick a few days
before and that she had been To house OF prOsti-
discovered its character. Her baby was found In
house on the Avenue, and he understood that IL
had been In an asylum.
The Government here closed its case.
THE BABY IN THE CASE.
Mr.. Taylor here walked over to q corner OF the
courtroom, and, taking the baby from a lady In
whose lap 1t had fallen into peaceful siumber,
carried it to the front OF the courtroom. An
audible smile greeted his appearance.
M. Lpsc0mb said: II object for am opposed
The COURT win sustain any objection to
working the baby Is an exhibit in the CASE
the baby. the influence which was one OF the
causes Tor the action 81 the DEFENDANT Il is one of
the circumstances In the case"
The court said that he saw no objection to the
counsel showing the child to the jury.
THE EhAcIArED MOTHER
Mrs Elizabeth b. Russell, matron at the IAN
testihed that when the defendant came TO the
jail she appeared very much emaciated, and It was
some months before she commenced to neshen up
She seemed hungry and often took to her room a
piece or bread. She was physically debilitated
and worn down. The child was sent to an orphan
age
DR.. Sewers was recalled by the Government and
testtn that he saw nothing TO indicate that de.
PENDANT was weak OF mind
Detective Wheeler was recalled and a number of
letters were shown him. The Government pro-
posed TO read them to snow that the writer (Mrs.
StrOwbrtdge) was remarkably intelligent woman.
The defense said that they did not claim that
she was mentally incapable OF committing the
crime.
The oner was withdrawn and the case closed.
MOTHER AND BABE.
The counsel proceeded TO argue the case Mrs.
StrOwbridge sat with her baby In her lap, to-day
being the rst time she had seen It for five months
The child played with its mother, who sat weeping
and Mr. Taylor reminded The Jurors tnaG the
Christmas time was coming, and urged that they
should not convict the mother ana child
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